India was the first stop planned for a visit by a special envoy of the Maldivian president but it could not take place due to scheduling issues of the Indian leadership, the island nation's envoy said today.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi made his Davos debut to a standing ovation as he entered the Congress Centre to deliver the keynote address at this year's World Economic Forum's opening session. Speaking in Hindi, PM Modi showcased ease of doing business in India to world leaders and global CEOs, also calling for countries to unite to tackle what he c...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted a roundtable meeting with CEOs from across the world in Davos, kicking off India's broadest engagement ever at the World Economic Forum in the snow-covered mountain resort of Switzerland. The Prime Minister narrated "India's growth story and presenting exciting opportunities for global business in India", Foreign...

The budget session of parliament will begin on January 29 and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will present the Union Budget on February 1, parliamentary affairs Minister Ananth Kumar said today as the winter session drew to a close.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi must speak up on whether Dalits in this country have the right to hold peaceful rallies and protest, said Gujarat Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani today, strongly refuting the allegation that he made a provocative speech which triggered caste clashes in Maharashtra this week.

The Rajya Sabha was adjourned today at the end of the winter session, ensuring the "triple talaq" bill is pushed to the budget session which begins in less than a month. The Congress and BJP had issued whips to all their MPs in the Rajya Sabha to be present in the house today just in case the bill was taken up. Though it was listed in the Rajya Sab...

Congress president Rahul Gandhi today attacked the BJP and its ideological mentor Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) over the violence in Pune over a Dalit rally, alleging that their "fascist vision" for India encouraged the oppression of the community.

The suspense and anticipation could well rival that for one of his blockbusters as superstar Rajinikanth prepares for a political announcement on the last day of 2017 in Chennai. Addressing fans in the Tamil Nadu capital earlier this week at the beginning of a six-day outreach, the 67-year-old gave the strongest indication yet of his plans. "I am n...

After victories in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh, BJP chief Amit Shah will visit Karnataka on December 31 to review the party's organisation and strategy in the Congress-ruled state which will hold assembly polls in the first half of next year.

An officer of the Indian Army and three soldiers were killed and their bodies mutilated by Pakistan's Border Action Team or BAT in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district on Saturday, army sources told NDTV. Pakistan troops infiltrated almost 400 metres across the Line of Control to target Indian Army soldiers, sources said.

Telecom minister Ravi Shankar Prasad offered some comfort to spooked internet users in India today, voicing full-throated support for "net neutrality" days after the Donald Trump administration scrapped rules that ensured a free and open internet.

Congress president-elect Rahul Gandhi will take over as Congress chief today, in place of his mother Sonia Gandhi, a generational shift at the top of India's oldest party that could have trickle-down effects too

More than 200 people have been arrested for rioting and arson after they defied restrictions, taking out marches in Rajasthan's Udaipur on Thursday in solidarity with the arrested murderer of a Muslim man, the police said today.

India was the first stop planned for a visit by a special envoy of the Maldivian president but it could not take place due to scheduling issues of the Indian leadership, the island nation's envoy said today.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi made his Davos debut to a standing ovation as he entered the Congress Centre to deliver the keynote address at this year's World Economic Forum's opening session. Speaking in Hindi, PM Modi showcased ease of doing business in India to world leaders and global CEOs, also calling for countries to unite to tackle what he c...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted a roundtable meeting with CEOs from across the world in Davos, kicking off India's broadest engagement ever at the World Economic Forum in the snow-covered mountain resort of Switzerland. The Prime Minister narrated "India's growth story and presenting exciting opportunities for global business in India", Foreign...

The budget session of parliament will begin on January 29 and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will present the Union Budget on February 1, parliamentary affairs Minister Ananth Kumar said today as the winter session drew to a close.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi must speak up on whether Dalits in this country have the right to hold peaceful rallies and protest, said Gujarat Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani today, strongly refuting the allegation that he made a provocative speech which triggered caste clashes in Maharashtra this week.

The Rajya Sabha was adjourned today at the end of the winter session, ensuring the "triple talaq" bill is pushed to the budget session which begins in less than a month. The Congress and BJP had issued whips to all their MPs in the Rajya Sabha to be present in the house today just in case the bill was taken up. Though it was listed in the Rajya Sab...

Congress president Rahul Gandhi today attacked the BJP and its ideological mentor Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) over the violence in Pune over a Dalit rally, alleging that their "fascist vision" for India encouraged the oppression of the community.

The suspense and anticipation could well rival that for one of his blockbusters as superstar Rajinikanth prepares for a political announcement on the last day of 2017 in Chennai. Addressing fans in the Tamil Nadu capital earlier this week at the beginning of a six-day outreach, the 67-year-old gave the strongest indication yet of his plans. "I am n...

After victories in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh, BJP chief Amit Shah will visit Karnataka on December 31 to review the party's organisation and strategy in the Congress-ruled state which will hold assembly polls in the first half of next year.

An officer of the Indian Army and three soldiers were killed and their bodies mutilated by Pakistan's Border Action Team or BAT in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district on Saturday, army sources told NDTV. Pakistan troops infiltrated almost 400 metres across the Line of Control to target Indian Army soldiers, sources said.

Telecom minister Ravi Shankar Prasad offered some comfort to spooked internet users in India today, voicing full-throated support for "net neutrality" days after the Donald Trump administration scrapped rules that ensured a free and open internet.

Congress president-elect Rahul Gandhi will take over as Congress chief today, in place of his mother Sonia Gandhi, a generational shift at the top of India's oldest party that could have trickle-down effects too

More than 200 people have been arrested for rioting and arson after they defied restrictions, taking out marches in Rajasthan's Udaipur on Thursday in solidarity with the arrested murderer of a Muslim man, the police said today.

The US Federal Communications Commission or FCC voted on Thursday to repeal landmark 2015 rules aimed at ensuring a free and open internet, sending chilling waves across cyberspace that are likely to wash up on Indian shores too. Championed by FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, an Indian-American Donald Trump loyalist, the scrapping of "net neutrality" marked ...

As exit poll results started streaming in on Thursday for the bitterly-fought Gujarat elections, predicting a BJP win with near unanimity, the Congress busied itself in rejecting the conclusion and underscoring the statutory warning that comes with forecasting results before they are actually out.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley took on former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday evening over his piercing rebuttal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who has accused Pakistan of trying to meddle in the Gujarat assembly elections, linking it to a dinner hosted for a visiting Pakistani leader by Mani Shankar Aiyar, now suspended by the Congress. M...

Both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi said they expect their parties to come to power in Gujarat as the state held the first phase of voting in a closely-watched election on Saturday. Gujarat saw 66.75 per cent voter turnout in the phase of voting held in Kutch, Saurashtra and south Gujarat on Saturday, the Elec...

The licence of an upscale Delhi hospital that found itself in the middle of a huge backlash after it incorrectly declared a newborn dead was cancelled today. Max Hospital in Shalimar Bagh cannot take new patients for now, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said.

In a piercing attack on his successor, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said PM Narendra Modi had failed to understand the "pains" that demonetisation and the GST (Goods and Services Tax) were going to unleash on the people of his own home state.

In New Delhi for a town hall, former US President Barack Obama today had no dearth of tricky questions to answer. About forty-minutes into the event, a transgender rights activist's wringer about discrimination against the LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) community put the retired US commander-in-chief especially close to the line of...

Cyclone Ockhi intensified into a severe cyclonic storm and moved towards Lakshadweep today after causing heavy rain that has left at least 13 people dead in Tamil Nadu and Kerala. The Navy has been called in to rescue stranded fishermen. Cyclone Ockhi is likely to strengthen further, triggering a "red warning" for Lakshadweep - the highest category...

Bitcoin made headlines on Wednesday, blasting past $11,000 to hit a record high for the sixth day in a row, stoking concerns that a rapidly swelling bubble could be set to burst in spectacular fashion.